Wes Bledsoe, the founder of a national watchdog group for nursing homes, has called for a change on how substantiated abuse cases are cited and how they influence the rating of nursing homes on the federal Medicare.gov Web site. During recent town hall meeting, Bledsoe asked the audience members what they would like to know […]
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Assisted Living Concepts, a Wisconsin-based company that, according to its Web site, operates 216 assisted-living residences with capacity for more than 9,000 residents in 20 states is being criticized for its decision to cut down on Medicaid recipients, even ones who first entered their facilities with the ability to pay from private funds. ALC was
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Nursing home residents suffer many different kinds of injuries due to nursing home negligence—broken bones, pressure sores, skin tears, malnutrition and dehydration. Perhaps the worst injury they suffer is the injury to their dignity, their self-respect. Many nursing home residents are completely helpless, and need the nursing home staff to do everything for them, including
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April 23, 2009 The Rocky Mount Telegram reported that a local man lost his life in a recent Rocky Mount car accident. The man was driving his car down the road when he hit the back end of a parked sport utility vehicle. He died at the scene of the Rocky Mount auto accident. The
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There is controversy behind insurance companies profiting off the policies of injured American contractors who have been alongside our service members in both Iraq and Afghanistan. AIG is one of the insurers that have increased profits by denying claims for injured contractors who need services that range from basic medical care to artificial limbs. As
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In light of the a new FDA rule that says that some Class III medical devices approved during the 1970’s must now prove their safety, here at HensonFuerst we believe that these and many other outdated yet approved devices are receiving not only an unjust loophole, but also an unsafe one under the Riegel v.
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Two former Nurse’s aides, Amanda Sallee and Valerie Lamb, were indicted Thursday by a Madison County grand jury for abuse or neglect of an adult in connection with the videotaped abuse of a former resident. The incident occurred at Madison Manor in Richmond, KY, which is a part of Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Center. Sallee’s indictment accuses
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After four years, Delegate Dave Perry’s bill to make crime of abusing or neglecting an incapacitated adult a more serious offense in West Virginia has finally passed. There were seven or eight revisions, and even an effort made by fellow delegate John Overington. Eventually a final version was sent to Governor Joe Manchin stating that any caregiver who
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The State of North Carolina has 106 state inspectors who are expected to properly inspect the state’s 435 nursing homes. That gives each inspector a caseload of roughly four facilities; inspectors review those nursing homes at least once every 15 months. In Harnett County, leaders said that local inspectors could do reviews every two months
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An elderly patient at a Chicago nursing home was killed by his younger, mentally ill roommate, raising questions and concerns about mixing the mentally ill with the elderly. The Illinois Department of Health says there are no laws against mixing the mentally ill and elderly in nursing homes, but the facilities are required to do
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